Surgery – Miscellaneous
Patent
1996-03-07
1997-05-06
Kamm, William E.
Surgery
Miscellaneous
A61G 102
Patent
active
056261519
ABSTRACT:
A transportable life support system is for use in a battlefield and mass ualty situations and includes a base, a stretcher and a canopy. The base incorporates medical equipment that includes a ventilator, an oxygen source, an environmental control unit, a suction unit, a plurality of physiologic sensors, a intravenous fluid pump, a drug infusion pump, and a defibrillator. The medical equipment is controlled by a computer contained within the base. A monitor displays the vitals signs of the wounded patient. A receiver/transmitter is included in the base for transmitting information to, and receiving information from, a remote health care provider. The system can be run from internal rechargeable batteries or external power. The canopy may be a hard shell or a soft shell. With the canopy in place, the transportable life support system serves as a miniature preoperative holding area or a post operative recovery room. Furthermore, with the canopy in place, the environmental control unit provides positive overpressure to protect against chemical/biological contamination. With the canopy off, the transportable life support system serves as a self-contained operative platform for use in military or natural disaster settings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4352991 (1982-10-01), Kaufman
patent: 4584989 (1986-04-01), Stith
Getzow Scott M.
Kamm William E.
Moran John Francis
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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